chalks up
Ascribes a cause
To chalk up is to record or attribute, as if marking on a chalkboard.
You chalk up points, wins, or achievements: The team chalked up another victory.
It extends to crediting causes or explanations: Chalk it up to inexperience.
The phrase often appears with abstract tallies—successes, failures, lessons learned.
- attributeQuality assigned to something
- ascribeAttribute to a cause
- achieveSucceed through effort
- tallyRecorded count
- pin onAttach or attribute
put down to · assign · rack up · credit · amass · score · run up the score · win · earn · recognize · account for · blame · collect · accrue · notch up · mark down · write off · accumulates
accumulation/recording
chalks uperases
Removes marks completely
wipes out · subtracts · deletes · removes · writes off
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